Welcome to
The City of Norlina's Slideshow Presentation

Meet one of Norlina's finest, Admiral Kirkland H. Donald,
born and raised in Norlina.

After his childhood and
adolescence years in Norlina, Kirk entered the U.S. Naval
Academy where he graduated in 1975. He served in the submarine force on four vessels, then was
promoted to flag rank and took command of U.S. and allied submarine operations
in the Mediterranean in 1999. In September 2003, Vice Admiral Donald took
command of NATO submarine operations in the western Atlantic. A year later, he
received his four star designation and became Director of Naval Reactors, a
joint program between the Navy and U.S. Department of Energy that overseas the
safety and effectiveness of all nuclear propulsion plants on Navy subs and
aircraft carriers.

On September 8, 2007 the
Norlina VFW Post 4096 and friends of Kirk dedicated a Monument in his honor at
the VFW Hall in Norlina.